Lighting fixture



July 14, 1936. I. M. SCHAFFER LIGHTING FIXTURE Filed Sept. 5, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR [5/002 M Scan/a se.

BY 2% M ATTORNEY July 14, 1936. I. M. SCHAFFER LIGHTING FIXTURE Filed Sept. 5, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR .ZS/DOE M ScHAFF Patented July 14, 1936 T QFIQE LIGHTING FIXTURE Isidor M. Schaifer, Kew Gardens, N. Y., assignor to Max Schaffer Company, Inc., a corporation of New York Application September 5, 1935, Serial No. 39,199

Claims.

The present invention relates to lighting fixtures, and more particularly to lighting fixtures designed for indirect or semi-indirect lighting.

The present invention contemplates the pro- 5 vision of lighting fixtures having one, two or more lamp bulbs ineither pendant or upright position, and wherein the light is reflected upwardly by one or more pocket-forming shades which, receive the bulbs. In order to facilitate 150 bulb renewal, these shades are supported so that they'can be moved out of the way.

The invention also contemplates the provision of structural designs for fixtures wherein the parts maybe inexpensively made and assembled,

and wherein the same pocket-forming shade may be used in wall fixtures or in multiple light hanging fixtures.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a fixture of the type referred to in 20 which the outer surface of the wall pocket may be illuminated by reflected light so as to appear luminous.

Other and further objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

The accompanying drawings show, for purposes of illustrating the present invention, several embodiments in which the invention may take form, it being understood that the drawings are illustrative of the invention rather than limiting the same.

In these drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a wall bracket embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the same, with parts in section, along the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. l;

40 Figs. 4 and 5 show alternative constructions for supporting the pocket-forming shade;

Fig. 6 illustrates a wall bracket with an upwardly opening lamp socket and having a swinging shade employing glass and metal;

Fig. '7 is a side elevational view of the bracket of Fig. 6;

Figs. 8 and 9 are elevational views of a twolight pendant fixture; and

Fig. 10 is a top plan view illustrating parts of 50 a four-light fixture.

In the construction illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the wall bracket has a back plate generally made in the form of a casting and having suitable ornamental upper parts. It is provided 55 with a housing 2| adapted to receive a lamp socket 22 so that a lamp bulb 23 may be carried in front of the back plate. The lower part of the back plate is provided with a forwardly extending shelf 24, the upper surface of which acts as a reflector. The back plate is also provided 5 with two forwardly extending lugs 25. These lugs are here shown as tapped to receive screws 26. Thesescrews act as pivot members for a pocket-forming shade or reflector 21. These shades or reflectors may assume vari- 10 ous shapes and ornamental designs, but in general may be said to occupy one-half of a hemisphere. The direct and reflected light escaping upwardly diverges widely and reaches a large area of the ceiling and upper wall space of the room so as to produce indirect lighting without sharp shadows. They extend above the luminous portion of the lamp bulb and preferably substantially up to the elevation of the lower portion of the socket receptacle, so that the entire bulb is concealed from direct observation at angles below the horizontal. While the shade may be opaque, it may include a frame 270, and glass panels 211) for downward transmission of p; light. The shade curves downwardly and inward- 25 1y as shown in the drawings, and has an opening 28 to permit light to pass downwardly against the upper surface of the shelf or reflector 24. Some of this light will be reflected outwardly as indicated at 23 in Fig. 2 so as to illuminate the outer surface of the pocket-forming reflector.

When one desires tov obtain access to the lamp bulb for replacement or renewal, it is merely necessary to swing the pocket-forming reflector 27 up to the dot and dash line position of Fig. 2 and hold it there while the lamp change is made.

In the forms of construction indicated in Figs.

4 and 5, the pocket-forming reflectors 21 or 21" are removably secured to the frames 20 or 2D". In the form shown in Fig. 4, the frame is slotted as indicated at 30 to receive hooks 3| carried on the upper rear corners of the pocket-forming reflectors. In the form shown in Fig. 5 the frame has forwardly and upwardly extending lugs 32 to receive hooks 33 carried by the reflector 21". These reflectors may be released by being lifted slightly and then withdrawn.

In the form shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the back plate 40 is generally similar to the back plate 20 except that the lamp socket receptacle 4| is at the bottom so that the lamp bulb 42 is upright instead of pendant. The back plate 40 has lugs 43 to receive screws 44 which form pivots for a metal frame 45 carrying glass panels 46.

It will ofcourse be understood that any form of pocket-forming reflector may be used on brackets, irrespective of whether the lamps are pendant or upright. Where the lamps are upright, the opening 28 in the bottom of the reflector will accommodate the neck of the lamp bulb.

Figs. 8 and 9 show a one-light pendant fixture. It has a frame 58 provided with a receptacle 5| for a socket indicated at 52. The lamp bulb is indicated at 53. The frame has side members 54 spaced apart to accommodate the lamp bulb and converging toward one another below the bulb, where they carry small reflectors 55. The frame 50 is also provided with lugs 56, and

these lugs pivotally support pocket-forming reflectors 5'! similar to the reflectors above referred to. While the drawings illustrate both reflectors as being pivoted, it is of course possible to have.

only one of the reflectors pivoted, or to employ reflectors hooked in as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

. In the form shown in Fig. 10, the frame has four vertical elements 68, each of which is provided with connections whereby shades 6| may be swingable about the-axes 62. The frame is provided with lower reflectors 53 similar to the reflectors 24, and the pocket-forming members have open bottoms as indicated at'fi l. The light sources are indicated by the letter X.

It will be apparent from the foregoing'that the present invention provides a line of lighting fixtures for indirect or semi-indirect lighting, wherein the light sources are concealed by movable pocket-forming reflectors arranged so that they may be shifted out of normal position to facilitate renewal of the lamp bulbs. It is obvious that the invention may be embodied in many forms and constructions within the scope of the claims, and I wish it to be understood that the particular forms shown are but a few of the many forms. Various modifications and changes being possible, I do not otherwise limit myself in any way with respect thereto.

What is claimed is:

1. A wall bracket comprising a back plate, a downwardly opening lamp socket carried by the upper part of said back plate and in front thereof, with its axis substantially vertical, and an upwardly-opening, downwardly and outwardly convex reflector, hingedly secured to said back plate, to afford access to said lamp socket, the

entire luminous portion of the bulb being below 1 the upper edge of the shade.

2. The wall bracket as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom of the reflector is provided with a relatively small opening, and a fixed reflector carried by and projecting from the frame, just below said small opening. 7

3. In a lighting'fixture, a vertical frame, lamp socket carried thereby, a lamp bulb in said socket, a downwardly and outwardly convex, upwardly-opening, pocket-forming shade hingedly secured to the frame to swing about a horizontal axis said' shade having a small opening at the bottom thereof, and a fixed reflector carried by the frame and positioned just below said small opening at thebottom of said shade,said shade being swingable about its hinge axis for permitting access to said socket and to the lamp bulb therein.

4} A wall bracket lighting fixture comprising a back-plate adapted for mounting against the wall, a lamp socket carried thereby with its axis substantially vertical, a lamp bulb" in the socket, and. a downwardly-narrowing,upwardly-opening, pocket-forming shade having an openwork frame hingedly secured at the top to the back-plate and light diffusing screens carried by the frame, the'shade normally bearing on the front face of the back-plate and being swingable about the hinge mounting to afford access to the bulb, the entire luminous portion of the bulb being below the top of the shade. V

5. A lighting fixture comprising a vertical frame, a downwardly-opening socket housing carried by the upper portion of theirame, a lamp socket therein, alamp bulb in the socket,

and a downwardly-narrowing, upwardly-opening,

pocket-forming shade hingedly secured to the frame, the shade being swingable about its hinge axis for permitting access to the socket and lamp bulb therein, the upperedgeofthe shade being substantially on the same level as the lower end.

of the socket housing so that the entire. bulb is normally concealed from direct observation at angles'below the horizontal.

ISIDOR M. SCHAFFER. 

